Dabrowski Center
Public records show a registered, tax-exempt organization in good standing.
What it says it does
The mission of the Dabrowski Center is to actively promote mental health through the application, exploration, research, and dissemination of the theory of positive disintegration. We want to help alleviate suffering by reframing mental illness through the lens of positive disintegration. The Center is the international home of Dabrowski's theory and people from around the world are encouraged to reach out to us for help, services, and resources.
- Income
- $15,260
- Spending
- $14,454
- Reserves
- 4.2 months of spending
- Largest source of income
- donations and private grants, 94%
- Highest pay
- $3,350, president
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Financial health
We do not score finances when yearly spending is very small or the return has too little detail. The ratios stop meaning much at that size.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Governance
This organization files the short tax form, which does not ask about boards, policies or audits. That is normal for a small charity and is not a mark against it.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Impact evidence
Describes programs. Its tax return describes what it does but we have found no measurable results in it.
Programs described in its return (3)
- $1,750 spent. Podcast and public education. The Positive Disintegration podcast brings Dabrowski's theory to an international audience. In 2025, the podcast ranked in the top 2.5% of all podcasts and had more than 6,000 followers across platforms.
- $4,520 spent. Archive. The Dabrowski Center archive is made up of both print and digital materials. The digital archive contains the work of Dabrowski, Piechowski, and other works related to the theory. The print archive contains books, files, and other printed materials.
- $4,200 spent. Scholarship and Research. The Dabrowski Center's scholarship and research program produces original work on Kazimierz Dabrowski's theory of positive disintegration, returning the theory to the populations Dabrowski actually studied, including those living with anxiety, depression, and intense inner experience. In 2025, the program produced two published papers and three additional manuscripts submitted for review.
Source: Form 990EZ for the year ending December 31, 2025, filed with the Internal Revenue Service. Rating method 2026.2. How we rate
Legitimacy checks
Is it registered with the IRS? Passed.
Listed in the IRS master file of tax-exempt organizations as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Has the IRS revoked its tax-exempt status? Passed.
Not on the IRS automatic revocation list.
Source: Automatic revocation of exemption list, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 30, 2026.
Are donations tax-deductible? Passed.
On the IRS list of organizations eligible to receive tax-deductible contributions.
Source: Publication 78 data: organizations eligible for tax-deductible contributions, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 10, 2026.
Is it keeping up with its IRS filings? Passed.
Most recent return on file covers the year ending December 2025.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
How long has it been tax-exempt? Passed.
Recognized by the IRS since April 2022.
Source: Exempt Organizations Business Master File, Internal Revenue Service, file dated September 7, 2026.
Is it in good standing with state regulators? Passed.
Not on California's list of charities barred from soliciting. Other states are not yet checked.
Source: May Not Operate or Solicit for Charitable Purposes list, California Attorney General, Registry of Charities and Fundraisers, file dated October 7, 2026.
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